The stereotypes thread. (move, approval, friendly)
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Ohh Spaniards lazy... is there any country where this stereotpe don't exist? My German teacher says that in Germany people know it is the opposite s they ask for Spaniard workers... is this true? But... ladies and gentleman this laziness is false, we have the longest working days in Europe and the biggest amount of hours worked in a year
I doubt that's true. The stereotype of Spanish people (and Southern Europeans in general) being lazy is pretty much universal, I think
Here are some stereotypes I can think of from a Dutch perspective:
Belgians: dumb, introvert, polite, under-achieving, civilized, "burgundian" lifestyle, have an inferiority complex towards us
Germans: cold, hard-working, efficient, reliable, look down on us
British: good sense of humour, nationalistic, anti-European, classy and sophisticated / chavs and hooligans
French: civilized, arrogant, male chauvinism, hold on to traditions and customs
Spanish: lazy, macho men, feminine women
Italians: religious, family-oriented, corrupt
Russians: alcoholics, xenophobic, anti-democratic, cultured and intellectual
Scandinavians: very much like us: progressive, open-minded, egalitarian, reliable, reserved
Americans: gun nuts, religious, fat, nationalistic, believe they're #1 in everything, friendly, optimistic, ignorant about the rest of the world, competitive, capitalistic
These stereotypes I've often heard about Dutch people: stingy (don't like to spend money), drug addicts, open-minded, progressive, arrogant
Netherlands: stoners, foul-tasting food, clogs and windmills
Belgium: incredibly dull, a bizarre obsession with mayonnaise
Spain: very lazy, work-shy (unless it involves selling things on the black market)
Italy: aggressive drivers, hairy men, corrupt government, dirty polluted cities
France: people lacking decent hygiene standards, too much cologne, good food, but also smelly food that is barely edible (i.e snails, horses, frogs legs)
Germany: bad food, fat people, too much beer, very post-industrial and ugly cities
Sweden: tall, blonde sex fiends
Norway: Oil millionaires
Finland: suicidal drunks with anger issues
Denmark: like Finland, but minus the suicidal part
Ireland: highly religious drunks who beat their wives and hate the English
New Zealand: poor cousins to Australia, teenager mothers and drunken young men
Australia: boisterous male population who are racist and hate anything non-Australian
US: fat, stupid and arrogant, too loud and unsophisticated
Canada: boring and friendly
Russia: racist, xenophobic, homophobic, tall, sexy and inevitably blonde
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Netherlands: stoners, foul-tasting food, clogs and windmills
Belgium: incredibly dull, a bizarre obsession with mayonnaise
Spain: very lazy, work-shy (unless it involves selling things on the black market)
Italy: aggressive drivers, hairy men, corrupt government, dirty polluted cities
France: people lacking decent hygiene standards, too much cologne, good food, but also smelly food that is barely edible (i.e snails, horses, frogs legs)
Germany: bad food, fat people, too much beer, very post-industrial and ugly cities
Sweden: tall, blonde sex fiends
Norway: Oil millionaires
Finland: suicidal drunks with anger issues
Denmark: like Finland, but minus the suicidal part
Ireland: highly religious drunks who beat their wives and hate the English
New Zealand: poor cousins to Australia, teenager mothers and drunken young men
Australia: boisterous male population who are racist and hate anything non-Australian
US: fat, stupid and arrogant, too loud and unsophisticated
Canada: boring and friendly
Russia: racist, xenophobic, homophobic, tall, sexy and inevitably blonde
Belgians: dumb, introvert, polite, under-achieving, civilized, "burgundian" lifestyle, have an inferiority complex towards us
Germans: cold, hard-working, efficient, reliable, look down on us
British: good sense of humour, nationalistic, anti-European, classy and sophisticated / chavs and hooligans
French: civilized, arrogant, male chauvinism, hold on to traditions and customs
Spanish: lazy, macho men, feminine women
Italians: religious, family-oriented, corrupt
Russians: alcoholics, xenophobic, anti-democratic, cultured and intellectual
Scandinavians: very much like us: progressive, open-minded, egalitarian, reliable, reserved
Americans: gun nuts, religious, fat, nationalistic, believe they're #1 in everything, friendly, optimistic, ignorant about the rest of the world, competitive, capitalistic
British - snobby and elite, cynical attitudes
Mexicans - all plotting to go north and take over
Chinese - cheap copycats
Canadians - igloo dwellers
Polish - mean
Italians - mafia corruption, love to eat
Germans - beer drinkers
Japanese - Xenophbic robot lovers
Swedes - boring and conformist
I'm a sophisticated mountain hillbilly My favorite so far. I'd add the love of beer, though.
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But... ladies and gentleman this laziness is false, we have the longest working days in Europe and the biggest amount of hours worked in a year 
